XML:DPge

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General notes

• The XML code on this page is based on OniSplit v0.9.61.0.
• DPge*.oni are global (they can be found in AE/AEInstaller/vanilla/level0_Final.dat).
• A diary page can be read for the first time when the player enters the level indicated by the <LevelNumber> tag.
• An IGPA instance here will make Oni crash. But <PageNumber> let you create more diary pages for a day.
• The game can load at most 60 DPge instances. 32 DPge instances exist in the original game.

XML structure

Think of "instances" (#N) as file sections: they run from 1 to N. 0 is the header (it defines the file type, here "DPge").

Every DPge contains one instance of type IGPG.

Every IGPG contains two instances of type IGSA.

Every IGSA contains a number of instances of type IGSt.

IGPG means a page

IGSA means a (text) string array

IGSt means a (text) string

Example from vanilla file "DPgelev_19_pg_01":

#0 (DPge instance) links to #1 (IGPG instance)

#1 (IGPG instance) links to #4 and #5 (IGSA instances)

#2 (unknown placeholder, only presented in original files) (can be ignored)

#3 (unknown placeholder, only presented in original files) (can be ignored)

#4 (IGSA instance) links to #7 (IGSt instance)

#5 (IGSA instance) links to #6 (IGSt instance)

XML tags and options

WPge instance tags

<LevelNumber> (page can be read for first time when player enters this level)

<PageNumber> (diary page number)

<IsLearnedMove>

0 (normal page)

1 (displays message "New combat move learned. (F1)", which can be avoided with BSL command "ui_suppress_prompt = 1")

<Page> (link to IGPG instance)

IGPG instance tags

<Font> (defines the font in case it isn't defined in the IGSt instance; the style is bold by default)

<Family>

TSFFTahoma

<Style>

Normal

Bold

Italic

<Color> (RGB range, e.g. <Color>255 0 77</Color>)

<Size> (10 and 12 are usually used)

<Image> (links to a TXMP or PSpc file)

<Text1> (links to an IGSA instance)

<Text2> (links to an IGSA instance (hint field))

IGSA instance tags

<Strings>

<Link> (links to an IGSt instance)

IGSt instance tags

<Font>

<Family>

TSFFTahoma

<Style>

Normal

Bold

Italic

<Color>

<Size>

<Flags> (Every IGSt can have its own properties. The <Flag> tag let you enable these. Add "Size" when you want to get a new font size, add "Color" when you want to get a new font color, etc.)

Family

Style

Color

Size

<Text> (contains the actual text, but can also create a bare paragraph)

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Oni>
   <DPge id="0">
       <LevelNumber>19</LevelNumber>
       <PageNumber>1</PageNumber>
       <IsLearnedMove>1</IsLearnedMove>
       <Page>#1</Page>
   </DPge>

You can display a small image if you use the image tag in the IGPG instance (either a non-animated TXMP or a PSpc).)=

   <IGPG id="1">
       <Font>
           <Family>TSFFTahoma</Family>
           <Style>Bold</Style>
           <Color>255 127 0</Color>
           <Size>12</Size>
           <Flags>Family Style Color Size</Flags>
       </Font>
       <Image>TXMPLevel19move</Image>
       <Text1>#4</Text1>
       <Text2>#5</Text2>
   </IGPG>
   <IGSA id="4">
       <Strings>
           <Link>#7</Link>
       </Strings>
   </IGSA>
   <IGSA id="5">
       <Strings>
           <Link>#6</Link>
       </Strings>
   </IGSA>

A space between the text tags (<Text> </Text>) can produce a new paragraph. The import ignores that so far but you can fix it by writing "<Text xml:space="preserve"> </Text>" (not used in this example).

   <IGSt id="7">
       <Font>
           <Family></Family>
           <Style>Normal</Style>
           <Color>0 0 0 0</Color>
           <Size>0</Size>
           <Flags></Flags>
       </Font>
       <Text>Stepping Disarm</Text>
   </IGSt>
   <IGSt id="6">
       <Font>
           <Family>TSFFTahoma</Family>
           <Style>Bold</Style>
           <Color>191 191 191</Color>
           <Size>10</Size>
           <Flags>Family Style Color Size</Flags>
       </Font>
       <Text>When standing in front of an armed opponent, press FORWARD + KICK.  Disarm your opponent with a kick to the face!!</Text>
   </IGSt>
</Oni>